Lonzo Ball showed off limitless shooting range in high school and college, but has yet to translate that success to NBA courts—including the one on which the Los Angeles Lakers practice. The team tweeted out footage of the No. 2 pick in the 2017 draft launching halfcourt shots alongside fellow rookie Kyle Kuzma at the UCLA Health Training Center and. . .well, the results weren’t pretty.

While Kuzma knocks down his first taped attempt, Ball draws nothing but air on his. Just when you thought this clip would qualify as clear evidence in support of Trevor Booker’s argument, Kuz misses everything on his follow-up attempt. Zo, on the other hand, at least sees his second try rim in and out.

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On the whole, there’s enough to suggest that, so far, Kuzma is a superior shooter—and not just because his form is far more conventional that Ball’s. Where Zo shot 23.8 percent from three at NBA Las Vegas Summer League and 25.0 percent of his triple tries through two preseason games, Kuz shot a sizzling 48.0 percent from deep in Sin City and has thus far knocked down 29.6 percent of his long-range looks in exhibition play.

With any luck, fans will get to see both of the Purple and Gold’s promising youngsters jacking up shots from the suburbs when the Lakers close out their preseason schedule against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday at Staples Center.

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